Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Every day seems to be some sort of a theme day, and today is Maailman MS-päivä, World MS day.The abbreviation MS comes from multippeliskleroosi, but for obvious reasons, people usually just sayMS-tauti. In Finnish, you can also say pesäkekovettumatauti, but it's not really used. Tauti means a disease, which makes the condition sound really awful, which it doesn't have to be if you're lucky, have a good medication, a relaxed job, and time to exercise.

So, if you want to start a new hobby in the fall, nowis the time to act. Usually those who have already participated in the groups get to sign up first. If there are any places left, they are given to the new swimmers (or dancers etc, depending on the hobby), and that's why it's very important to sign up as soon as the registration period starts.

Google the name of your city and uimakoulut. Notice that some Finnish towns also offer rantauimakoulut, swimming lessons in a local lake, but the water is very likely very cold until the middle of July, so I wouldn't really recommend those to anyone unless you want to wear märkäpuku (a wet suit).

Now I'm curious to hear how you would say the same sentences in other languages. Please leave a comment in your mother tongue! :)

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Friday, May 12, 2017

Both shows are quite easy to listen because the hosts are really good and friendly, and they have only one guest at a time. Click Näytä lisää - Show more on the bottom of the page to see more episodes and guests such as Antti Tuiskuor Maija Vilkkumaa. If normal radio is still too fast for you, you could try out my easy Finnish podcasts. If you are looking for something to read, check out my post What to read in easy Finnish.

p.s. Here's something super Finnish to watch: Norppalive! It's a live video about the exciting life of a Saimaa ringed seal. If you notice that people are posting Norppa kivellä! on social media, they're talking about this seal on this rock.

Hyvää viikonloppua! If you have a radio show that you like a lot, please share it in the comments.